Monthly Archives: August 2013

The Cardinals have received a lot of criticism for their ‘weak schedule’ for the 2013 season following an obvious dominance of the Florida Gators in the Allstate Sugar Bowl. No, it is no SEC schedule where we will be playing top 25 teams every week, however, the Cards will have their work cut out for them this upcoming season. I believe this year’s schedule is much tougher than our last in the Big East. No offense BBN, but Kentucky lowered the SOS for the Cardinals last year along with teams like Missouri State and Connecticut (which was a 3OT loss). After it was all said and done, Teddy Bridgewater finished the season with a 68% completion percentage, a 4% increase from the previous season and lowered his interceptions from 12 to 8. He also completed 62% of his passes against who Yahoo Sports considers the 3rd best defense of the 2012 season, only behind the two teams who played for the national championship.

This week is the week we all have been waiting for……College Football. The feeling in the air, the sound of the big hits and the adrenaline rush from big plays are all things I have been anticipating since I left New Orleans. This week I sat down and thought to myself, do people want to see the same stories on all the blogs or do they want to see something different, their story? I started to email, text and DM some of the most knowledgeable members of CardNation I know. One by one they answered back and it made for some really good stories. Today I thought I would try something different for the series but yet the same really. People forget at times that some of the biggest fans of the University of Louisville are us, the members of CSZ. So to cap off the series we will bring you the thoughts Justin ( @JRVille25 ), Steve ( @Stiz_CSZ ), Paige ( @PaigeS_502 ), Daryl ( @Darylfoust4 ) and myself ( @Jeremy_CSZ ). We hope you have enjoyed this series as much as we have.

It was officially announced today that Louisville will face Auburn in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game for the 2015 season. The game will be on Saturday September 5 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. Tickets for the game will be split evenly between the two schools.

Tomorrow night at 8 p.m. the #10 Men’s Soccer team will head to Virginia to battle future ACC foe, the #20 Virginia Cavaliers. This will be broadcast live on CardsTV at GoCards.com. More details are in the press release. Enjoy!

Today the University of Louisville released the 2013-14 Women’s Basketball schedule……Florida State, WKU and UK make up the tough Non-Conference schedule and UCONN twice makes up the tough Conference games. It is my opinion that the WBB program was hit hardest by conference realignment as it will no longer play top 25 teams every week. The AAC Women’s tournament will be played at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut Click below for more details and the full season schedule.

When the Ohio Bobcats come into Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium on Sunday, they will certainly bring experience at the skill positions. They also likely will not bring nervousness with them, as they opened last season on the road at Penn State and won 24-14. This is an experienced team that went 9-4 last season (started 7-0) and beat Louisiana-Monroe in the Independence Bowl. They return their quarterback, top running back who rushed for over 1,600 yards (WOW), and top wide receiver. Let’s take a look at those guys.

So this week we have been doing a series called CardNation Speaks. I wanted to do a game week story about what you all were feeling about Sunday and what was your favorite gameday rituals or things to do. I have been telling you guys that one thing that I pride myself in is staying completely interactive with CardNation. I follow everyone back on Twitter, answer every question, and talk to everyone no matter what time of the day I get hit with a random DM on twitter. I feel like that’s important, and a part of what sets us apart from a majority of the other sites out there. I wanted to do a game week story about what you all were feeling about Sunday and what was your favorite gameday rituals or things to do. I DM’d several people that I converse with the most and asked for their input. I hope you guys enjoy reading what everyone thought. I will be releasing these every day this week so email me at @JSWahman723@aol.com if you want to be a part of it. Todays participants include: @kevinwatson73@OutkastCard @TWILL322@ray_calhoun@MooreOfKaitlyn & @WolfBitCardinal

As we all know, if the Louisville Cardinals have any shot at the prestigious National Championship game, they will obviously have to go 12-0 and have teams in front of them lose a game or two. So with the Cards starting the season ranked 9th, I am going to take a look at the schedule for week 1 for teams in the top 10, just so you know what games to keep an eye on this weekend. I am using the USA Today Poll since that is the one that matters in the BCS formula.

Just a quick update on junior defensive end Lorenzo Mauldin. He did attend practice this evening but did not participate too much. He said that he will leave it up to the trainers on whether or not he plays this Sunday, but he feels like he can step in and help. He says he will invest in a car and never ride a moped again. Mauldin also said he feels like the luckiest guy on Earth, and he did acknowledge the support from the fans, saying he loves them as much as God.

This was the scene as last year ended with the ultimate prize, the National Championship. This year should be no different. The loss of Siva and Dieng will be big shoes to follow. The additions of Jones, Gill, Rozier and Agau and maturation of guys like Mango, Montrezl, Kevin, Wayne, Chane Luke and Russ are pivotal to any success that comes. New names means new numbers and today the University of Louisville released the Jersey assignments for the upcoming season. Baumann, Bond & Baffour are not on that list as of now. List is courtesy of GoCards.com

So I have been telling you guys that one thing that I pride myself in is staying completely interactive with CardNation. I follow everyone back on Twitter, answer every question, and talk to everyone no matter what time of the day I get hit with a random DM on twitter. I feel like that’s important, and a part of what sets us apart from a majority of the other sites out there. I wanted to do a game week story about what you all were feeling about Sunday and what was your favorite gameday rituals or things to do. I DM’d several people that I converse with the most and asked for their input. I hope you guys enjoy reading what everyone thought. I will be releasing these every day this week so email me at @JSWahman723@aol.com if you want to be a part of it. Todays participants include: @Baseboy124@punkingirl138 @warrenkingii@DanielSpencer @CardsFan_L1C4 & last but not least the team Grandma @UofLFanatic

When reading through the stories about the Heisman race for this season, one thing is apparent, 15 different guys are favorites. A lot of sites and publications are doubting Teddy Bridgewater because of strength of schedule. Here is the Sports Illustrated view of where they see Teddy falling on the list. Click below for the full story from SI.com

Just to update you on the Lorenzo Mauldin situation. According to UofL, Mauldin is alert and responsive at Jewish Hospital. Preliminary tests came back good, and he will be kept overnight for continued observation and evaluation for precautionary reasons.

Mauldin was on his moped this morning near the Yum Center practice facility on Floyd Street and was hit by a vehicle, which then sped away.

Wayne Turner, former Kentucky basketball player under Rick Pitino, will be joining the Cards’ staff this season. Here is the official press release from UofL.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Wayne Turner, who was a member of two collegiate national championship teams and played nine years in professional basketball, has joined the University of Louisville men’s basketball staff as a program assistant.

“Wayne has decided to get into the coaching ranks,” said UofL head coach Rick Pitino. “He’ll be living with our players in Billy Minardi Hall this year, mentoring them off the court. There’s no better person to do that as he played in three straight Final Fours and won two national championships.”

I told you guys yesterday that one thing that I try to do with the members of CardNation is stay interactive. I follow everyone back on Twitter, answer every question and talk to everyone no matter what time of the day I get hit with a random DM on twitter. I feel like that’s important, and a part of what sets us apart from a majority of the other sites out there. I wanted to do a game week story about what you all were feeling about Sunday and what was your favorite gameday rituals or things to do. I DM’d several people that I converse with the most and asked for their input. I hope you guys enjoy reading what everyone thought. I will be releasing these every day this week so email me at @JSWahman723@aol.com if you want to be a part of it. Todays participants include Twitter favorites: @BricksDF, @CrumsRevenge from TheCrunchZone.com, @HollyGirl88, @C_Evans41 and last but not least @Lvilleshawn…enjoy!

While not all details are available at this time, it has been confirmed by UofL that junior defensive end Lorenzo Mauldin was involved in an accident on Tuesday morning. He was riding a moped near the Yum Center practice facility on Floyd Street and was hit by a vehicle, which then sped away. Mauldin was taken to the hospital in an ambulance. That is all we know at this point.

Mauldin was listed on the depth chart as a starter at defensive end for the Cards. He had 22 tackles and 4.5 sacks last season.